Tuesday, July 24, 2012
And in Space: What’s that Smell?
It is a question that has long puzzled earthbound scientists - what does space actually smell of? Thanks to an orbiting astronaut, we now know the answer, and it is even stranger than you might expect. Astronauts say the unique smell aboard the International Space Station is reminiscent of two...
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
And in Oklahoma: Shoots Himself in the Genitals, is Arrested…
Sometimes shooting yourself in the foot is the better option. Saturday was a bad day for Tavares Donnell Colbert. The 36-year-old Oklahoma man accidentally shot himself in the genitals, and then got arrested for it, The Weekly Vice reported. Cops met up with Colbert -- a convicted drug dealer out of...
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Wednesday, July 4, 2012
And in Sweden: Man, 65, told by Doctor: 'You're Pregnant'…
A 65-year-old man from northern Sweden was shocked recently when doctors explained that the results from a urine test revealed he was pregnant. Despite the results of the test, Eloffson was pretty certain he wasn't pregnant. “The first test had apparently come into contact with some contaminated...
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Saturday, June 16, 2012
And in Hollywood: Turnips are a Cause for Divorce…
When Richard Burton bought Elizabeth Taylor the heart-shaped Taj Mahal diamond, he is said to have bragged “it has so many carats, it’s almost a turnip.” (Rebecca Coffey, Discover, May 2011) “I want a divorce, your honor,” said Elizabeth to the judge during their divorce proceedings. “I was deeply...
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Monday, May 28, 2012
And in Britain: Briton flies to New York to finish inking her derriere...
A British woman travelled all the way to the U.S. to finish a tattoo that has taken two years to complete. Lucy Challenger flew to the New York City Tattoo Convention so a famed artist could put the finishing touches on a huge phoenix design on her left buttock - at a cost of $1,000. (Daily Mail,...
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Friday, May 25, 2012
And in Zurich: Scientists Create Robot Which Can Build its Own Tools…
It sounds like a bad sci-fi film: A group of scientists build an robot intelligent robot, give it the ability to build its own tools, and arm it with a gun. Thankfully, while the first part is true, the gun on this occasion is just a glue gun. Still, the reality of a tool-building robot is a scary...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
And in Sweden: The Pirate Bay cries foul over PirateBay copycats…
Beware of unauthorized copies of The Pirate Bay, comes a warning from, er… The Pirate Bay. The Swedish site notorious for indexing unauthorized copies of music, films and books has found itself being copied, and it doesn't like it one bit. On its blog, The Pirate Bay advises fans to use the...
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Saturday, May 5, 2012
And in Britain: Bridge Workers at Risk from Toilet Waste…
Construction workers on an iconic Plymouth bridge are having to dodge waste being flushed from train toilets, according to an industry magazine. Construction Enquirer claims that engineers currently repairing the railway bridge across the Tamar between Plymouth and Saltash have had several 'near...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
And in Yemen: No Salmon Fishing Here!
The Yemen tourist board has warned would-be British holidaymakers that it does not have a salmon fishing industry, after a surge of interest due to Ewan McGregor's new film. The Yemen Tourism Promotion Board said they had been "inundated" with requests about the Western Asian country following the...
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Sunday, April 29, 2012
And in Britain: England swings like a Pendulum do …
‘Three times our next-door neighbours have invited us to have sex with them,’ [he said]. ‘The first time we were in a pub. The husband was a bit drunk and I assumed he was joking. But then at a party, the wife sidled up to my lady and suggested a foursome. It wasn't until we were in their home...
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